This blog began in an attempt to show the goings-on in our lives as Zach and I planned for our wedding. I still have lots to share, but I was looking at my page today and am now wondering if I should change the tag line-- because I am now a Landrum. And this thought led to another- I think it may be time to revamp this blog into something a little more presentable. I think it needs a more stream-lined look, and a tag-line change. We will see what happens. I think I may need to ponder this for a while.
So you may see a few changes to this before it is finalized. "Please pardon our mess!"
Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
{wedding} Last minute Wedding Preparation and Invitations!
Well, here it is. The wedding date. It is almost here! I am going batty! It has been a whirlwind of a few weeks. Everything has gone so smoothly though. I am so thankful for so many helpful friends and family! With their help, we have managed to get (almost) everything done! My lovely friend came to stay with us from out of state to help with all of the preparations. I think I may have had a nervous breakdown without her help!
Here is a run down on what we've been working on:
(These photos are only "snippets"... I will be posting more on these individually after the wedding... Gotta keep a few things a secret!)
-Fabric flowers and bouquets
-DIY cupcake stands and cake stand for the dessert table
-Banners and flags
-And last, but not least, Ceremony programs and Invitations, handmade by us
These were a labor of love. We worked so hard to keep every aspect of our wedding unique to ourselves, and I feel that we have succeeded so far.
Wrapped on the inside is a screenprinted fabric piece. We were originally going to print our own tea towel invitations, but then decided that people may not want to display something that has out of date information on it once the wedding has passed. Our final decision was to create something that our guests could frame, add as a quilt square to a blanket, sew into a pillow, or whatever tickled their fancy!
Here is a photo of me printing them. I was not happy. I got to a point where I never wanted to see another one! ;-)
But, finally, they were completed.
Visit our Print shop! OldeSoulPrintShop.com and on Tumblr!
Here is a run down on what we've been working on:
(These photos are only "snippets"... I will be posting more on these individually after the wedding... Gotta keep a few things a secret!)
-Fabric flowers and bouquets
-DIY cupcake stands and cake stand for the dessert table
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| please excuse my terrible photo! they look better in person I promise! :) |
-And last, but not least, Ceremony programs and Invitations, handmade by us
These were a labor of love. We worked so hard to keep every aspect of our wedding unique to ourselves, and I feel that we have succeeded so far.
Wrapped on the inside is a screenprinted fabric piece. We were originally going to print our own tea towel invitations, but then decided that people may not want to display something that has out of date information on it once the wedding has passed. Our final decision was to create something that our guests could frame, add as a quilt square to a blanket, sew into a pillow, or whatever tickled their fancy!
Here is a photo of me printing them. I was not happy. I got to a point where I never wanted to see another one! ;-)
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| yes, our garage is our studio. please excuse the mess!! (and also excuse my appearance!) |
But, finally, they were completed.
Visit our Print shop! OldeSoulPrintShop.com and on Tumblr!
Friday, August 19, 2011
{wedding} Save-the-Dates
Well, the save-the-dates went out yesterday. They were so much fun to put together. We tried to hand out as many as we could because we wanted to wrap some of them in string, and the USPS adds $.20 extra per piece because they have to hand stamp them. In order to save a little cash, we only wrapped the ones we were handing out, which ended up being about half.
[side note- I noticed our mail person out by the mailbox picking up our stack of save-the-dates that had been strewn around the ground, so I went down to help him pick them up. Turns out, there was a black widow IN OUR MAILBOX! He said he had to reach past the spider, and through the nest to get the mail out. So if your piece makes it to your house with a little more "wear", that is why; it made it through a very traumatic experience :) ... and our mailman killed the black widow, so no worries.]
Like I noted in an earlier post, we gathered inspiration from all over the internet, but particularly The Natural Wedding Company. I loved the hand made look of hers, and definitely loved how they turned out. I loved the idea of using one piece of card stock, and addressing the outside so an envelope is not needed.
We went with a drawing that Zach did of the barn where we will be having our reception and, of course, Zach's talent of hand lettering. The result, in my opinion, is very "us", and very unique.
Thanks so much to Bellis Copy center for doing such a wonderful job with our printing. It is on the campus of Bob Jones University, but is open to the public. They have AMAZING prices for bulk printing, and they do really great work.
We loved how they turned out. Now to get moving on the invitations!!
[side note- I noticed our mail person out by the mailbox picking up our stack of save-the-dates that had been strewn around the ground, so I went down to help him pick them up. Turns out, there was a black widow IN OUR MAILBOX! He said he had to reach past the spider, and through the nest to get the mail out. So if your piece makes it to your house with a little more "wear", that is why; it made it through a very traumatic experience :) ... and our mailman killed the black widow, so no worries.]
Like I noted in an earlier post, we gathered inspiration from all over the internet, but particularly The Natural Wedding Company. I loved the hand made look of hers, and definitely loved how they turned out. I loved the idea of using one piece of card stock, and addressing the outside so an envelope is not needed.
We went with a drawing that Zach did of the barn where we will be having our reception and, of course, Zach's talent of hand lettering. The result, in my opinion, is very "us", and very unique.
A very long time ago I came across this vintage home office stamp set. It came in very handy for stamping our return address on the backs of the save-the-dates.
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| pardon the blurring over the address :) |
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We folded the paper in half and used brown kraft paper tape to hold it together, and act as a wrap-around address label. We wrote the "to" address on the front and the return on the back. |
We loved how they turned out. Now to get moving on the invitations!!
Friday, July 29, 2011
{wedding} BUNTING!
I LOVE anything that has to do with bunting, flags, banners, etc. I definitely want to tie these into our wedding. I have found several online that I've loved. I'm having a difficult time narrowing it down.
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